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“For myself, I always write about Dublin, because if I can get to the heart of Dublin I can get to the heart of all the cities of the world.”

James Joyce once again speaking passionately about his native town. It’s appropriate then that, at either ends of the city, there are places devoted to the great modernist. In the southside coastal village of Sandycove, there’s the James Joyce Tower where stately, plump Buck Mulligan opened one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, while elegant North Great Georges Street houses the James Joyce Centre.

Just as the river Liffey – Anna Livia – cleaves our capital, balancing north and south, as a city of literature we remember our fascinating literary heritage while acknowledging our vibrant present and our exciting future, in the fabric of the buildings and institutions which celebrate and recall our love of the word.

Just as the river Liffey – Anna Livia – cleaves our capital, balancing north and south, as a city of literature we remember our fascinating literary heritage while acknowledging our vibrant present and our exciting future, in the fabric of the buildings and institutions which celebrate and recall our love of the word.